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  • ptdreamers
    ptdreamers Member Posts: 639
    edited November 2012

    Garden, Sounds heavenly. Enjoy the sun for all of us NW ladies.

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited November 2012

    I always get off the plane and immediately realize that nothing I've brought is cool enough to wear. Fortunately they sell clothing there. Have fun.

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited November 2012

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited November 2012

    A different owl..



  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited November 2012

    The spotted owl looks almost cuddly next to that one Lisa.

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited November 2012

    you are right..

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited November 2012

    It's all in the eye colour!

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited November 2012

    The horn like feathers and the tiger like stripes help though!

  • gardengumby
    gardengumby Member Posts: 4,860
    edited November 2012

    LOVE the owls!!!

    Yah - I am really really excited.  SO MUCH looking forward to warm weather and swimming.  I haven't been in the water (to swim) since my mastectomy - hope I still remember how... Laughing

    Barbe - usually I pack the night before we leave...  but this time I've already got one suitcase packed and will pack the second this weekend.  Usually we only take carryon (since the airlines have gotten so weird), but this time we're NOT doing carryons and sending two suitcases so we can take Christmas presents (including bottles of wine) and not have to worry so much.  Also, we're gonna be there for a month and need a few more clothes than we normally take.

    Plus, someone is actually coming to look at our house today (I can always imagine that SOMEONE will buy it SOMETIME in the not too distant future....) and then I can actually think that I reallio trulio WILL be able to retire next year...

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited November 2012

    garden, you're not putting wine through baggage are you??? Yell

  • sheila888
    sheila888 Member Posts: 9,611
    edited November 2012

    garden...What island are you going to?

    Barb....When I went to visit my DD in Hawaii..I had 2 big olive oil bottles.....I know it's crazy but DD comes first....

    Hugs♥

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited November 2012

    If you pad the bottles well enough, it can happily arrive safe and sound..I did it..

    many times

  • Elisimo
    Elisimo Member Posts: 1,262
    edited November 2012

    garden - so happy for you that you are going to Hawaii.  You know you have to take lots of pictures and share them with us, right??? especially of the beaches! Smile  Enjoy the anticipation of the trip and then have safe travels and the time of your life on the trip.

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited November 2012

    My step-mom just came back from a trip and she opened her laptop and the screen is shattered!!! How does THAT happen???

  • gardengumby
    gardengumby Member Posts: 4,860
    edited November 2012

    Barbe - yes, we're putting wine through luggage handling. I've done it many times and hope our luck continues. If it doesn't then we'll be wearing purple clothes! Was the laptop in carry-on? I never put my laptop in the overhead because people shove their stuff in so roughly. I'm really short, so don't have leg room problems, and anything like a laptop goes under the seat in front of me. (One of the reasons I don't like the bulkhead seats).



    I'll take pictures, but I'm not much of a shutterbug, and my camera isn't much...



    I truly am looking forward to this. We originally booked it a little over 2 years ago. The day after we completed the arrangements I went and had my yearly mammogram....

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited November 2012

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited November 2012

    Leaving the Harbor in this mornings fog according to the photographer.

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited November 2012

    Oh chabba...breathless!!!!

    Garden, what a great way to close off that period of "waiting for your trip to begin"!!!!

  • gardengumby
    gardengumby Member Posts: 4,860
    edited November 2012

    I'm really happy about this trip, partly because it does make me feel like I can put the misery of the last 2 years somewhat behind me.  Kind of a "reboot" back to the plans we had prior to BC.  It's been a bit more stressful planning it this time, because of the need to work in other people's plans.  Last time we had planned it, we were going to do the island hopping to visit the relatives ourselves, but this time they are coming to visit us.  You'd think that would be less stress, but that's not exactly what happened..... 

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited November 2012

    On my way home from the dentist I saw these pelicans

     these pelicans..we fighting other birds for the prey..

    I wish I had had my good camera



  • Marple
    Marple Member Posts: 10,154
    edited November 2012

    OH, angry pelican.

  • chabba
    chabba Member Posts: 3,600
    edited December 2012

    We just see the gray pelicans here.  Bet the white ones are lovely to see in flight and diving!

  • marlegal
    marlegal Member Posts: 1,482
    edited December 2012

    hope they helped make the day better Liz :0

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited December 2012

    My husband just gave me my bday present! A new camera that I wanted..yea, those pix would have been so much better...50 times zoom...

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited December 2012


  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited December 2012

    maybe tomorrow I can go back and see if they are still around..probably not

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited December 2012

    Lisa, Just lovely how the water sets them off.

  • socallisa
    socallisa Member Posts: 10,184
    edited December 2012

    Yea, DH bought me a new camera for my bday..

  • Elisimo
    Elisimo Member Posts: 1,262
    edited December 2012

    Lisa - have fun with your new camera.  Now we will see some super amazing pictures from you. Wink

  • barbe1958
    barbe1958 Member Posts: 7,605
    edited December 2012

    Hey!! If you have beautiful surroundings, you CAN'T take a bad picture!! hehehehehe

    I have a Nikon Dsomething - about 6 years old. What do you use Lisa?

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